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Journal Journal: just got back, quick update 6

I just got back from Bermuda.

Yes, I met up with our friend who lives there.

Yes, things were great.

Yes, I'll post more about all that soon, and with pictures and stories, and funny things.

But, before I get to all that - I had to get this out there. I shot this on our cruise ship.

The title says it all: http://www.zimwiz.com/sexiestmanever.mpg

Sun Microsystems

Journal Journal: Rejected Story: Dell ad against Sun uses Sun servers 1

heliocentric writes, "The Register has a story about the Dell Tech Force web promotion that has been in action for some time. Dell hired Maverick Productions to create a pair of cartoons that mock "the leviathans of Big Iron." The playful animations are knock offs of the "Team America" film and are aimed right at Unix server sellers Sun Microsystems, IBM and HP. However, t

Sun Microsystems

Journal Journal: Picture Updates 14

First, we solved the booze problem with a very nice wood liquior cabinet. All I need is to get some glass cut for the top to keep the bar-tending nice and tidy and we're all set. Photos.

Wine

Journal Journal: Where do you keep your booze? 10

As a relatively new alcoholic I've been enjoying many of the fruits from the booze tree. The libations have been enjoyed frequently and we're always seeking out new things.

To grow our collection we follow some simple rules for replacement. When a bottle goes empty, at least one of the following conditions must be met when purchasing a replacement:

Comment Re:Nah. (Score 1) 254

Those sorts of speed are kinda nice on paper but what happens when you go over that quota. That whopping 12Mbit/s becomes no faster than a dial-up, which kinda sucks. All the people I know who use broadband care more about how much they can download than the actual speed. And in that department Australia is extremely lacking I feel. The only ISP truly offers a genuine and realiable all-you-can-download service on broadband is Internode with maybe one or two others. But the price for such an offering is very expensive: $100 for 512 and $150 for 1500, which to me shows that broadband in Australia still has a long way to go.
Mozilla

Journal Journal: firefox downloading problem 5

I checked the FAQ, I searched a bit on google, and I posted to the mozilla/firefox forum, but I still haven't found anything. Thus, I turn to the JE community.

Downloading, use of shortcuts (windows)

This seems to be a problem with the newer mozilla/firefox releases, but I'm not sure when it crept in.

It's funny.  Laugh.

Journal Journal: Want to lick my bush? 7

So, I bought a mannequin.

Yes, a mannequin.

It's for my dress.

Yes, I have a dress.

Shutupaboutit.

I don't wear it. In fact I don't think it could ever fit me. It's an actual movie prop from Boogie Nights. It's Joanna's dress.

Well, we had some fun with the cat and the mannequin the day I got it.

Bug

Journal Journal: I got my pins out (pictures are not for the weak) 9

As you may recall I had surgery on my wrist. This left me in a cast with three pins holding my arm together. Yay me! Well, more like, "Yay vicodin."

So, yesterday was the big day. I got my cast off and the pins removed. And, being weird, I took another weird guy from work with me and a digital camera.

Toys

Journal Journal: Gotta share 2 train pix 11

While I'm still typing with a stump, I had to share two interesting train pictures.

The first one is of a neat engine set. These were recently restored, and during a night on the town with friends luvsbway spotted them and got all excited. To which the one friend, obviously not appreciating them, responded, "Yeah, two of them."

The Matrix

Journal Journal: Terrible, bad days. I won’t be around for a long while 21

So, I thought Wednesday was sole trying when I learned that I need surgery. I was all mope-y around the house. Scared, then annoyed and worried, and then really worried and scared again. Recovery time it going to be enormous, so there's no way I'll be reading or writing anything on the computer for quite some time to come. I'm not worried about the operation, just the arduous recovery.

Toys

Journal Journal: Perhaps the future of HO Scale trains – Live Steam 8

Steam - it is the greatest lure of railroading. It is a mystery: part danger, part love. When a train runs on steam there is a different smell, a taste to the air, and definitely a deeper feeling.

Sorry, I just love steam power. Sure, it is nearly Flintstone Technology (TM) with its age, but any one of the latter steam engines had more horsepower than two or three modern super diesels put together. Steam wasn't replaced due to lack of power; it was the maintenance costs that got it.

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